I Love Aerobics! How to
become an aerobics instructor?
Maybe you’ve started aerobics and have fallen in love with it. Maybe you’d like
to do aerobics for a living, teaching other people what you’ve learned.
There
are two well-known certification organizations in the U.S.; the American Council
on Exercise (ACE), and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA).
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Being an aerobics
instructor does not require a license, but health clubs,
the YMCA and gyms usually require certification.
Besides, you’ll want to know that you have a complete
understanding of your work so you can teach with
confidence.
Where you live determines the preference of local
organizations for particular certification: check with
local gyms and health clubs to see what they require of
their instructors before deciding what sort of program
of study you will enter. The ACE and the AFAA both have
textbooks and exams for certification, with written and
practical sections. You’ll also need CPR certification,
which you can get from the Red Cross or from the
American Heart Association. Some workplaces will pay
employees to get CPR and basic first-aid training on the
theory that in an emergency, those people will be highly
valuable: your boss may pick up the tab for that part of
your training. Courses in kinesiology and anatomy are
useful for those without previous athletic training:
they may make it easier to pass the exams.
If you love aerobics, you may decide to work as a
part-time or full-time aerobics instructor, or you may
even want become a personal trainer as well. The health
industry continues to boom, and the occupational outlook
for those in preventive health maintenance looks pretty
good. People have figured out that more time spent in
the gym means less time in the doctor’s office, and
committing to a regular schedule of exercise is a small
price to pay.
The best aerobics instructors are not only
knowledgeable; they are fun to be with. A really great
instructor makes even beginners feel comfortable,
teaches the steps slowly so you really "get it”, and
warns you before you manage to hurt yourself by doing
something your body wouldn’t like. Best of all, great
aerobics instructors make the process enjoyable. They
choose fun music, instruct their students carefully,
dance joyfully and clearly like to be with people. An
instructor’s sociable, outgoing nature makes students
look forward to coming to class.
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If you love aerobics, you are one lucky son-of-a-gun
because you enjoy the exercise that gets
you fit faster than anything else short of boot
camp. Now all you do is increase your intensity
little by little over the years, as your body turns
into a lean, mean, fat-burning machine. Your bones
will stay stronger as you age, and decreased body fat
reduces your risk of heart disease and cancer.
I’ll bet you feel more beautiful already! |
